新概念二冊(cè)課文電子版

PAGE1PAGE新概念二冊(cè)課文電子版Lesson1Aprivateconversation私人談話LastweekIwenttothetheatre.Ihadaverygoodseat.

Theplaywasveryinteresting.Ididnotenjoyit.

Ayoungmanandayoungwomanweresittingbehindme.Theyweretalkingloudly.Igotveryangry.Icouldnotheartheactors.Iturnedround.Ilookedatthemanandthewomanangrily.Theydidnotpayanyattention.Intheend,Icouldnotbearit.Iturnedroundagain.'Ican'thearaword!'Isaidangrily.

‘It’snoneofyourbusiness,'theyoungmansaidrudely.'Thisisaprivateconversation!'.

上星期我去看戲。我的座位很好，戲很有意思，但我卻無(wú)法欣賞。一青年男子與一青年女子坐在我的身后，大聲地說(shuō)著話。我非常生氣，因?yàn)槲衣?tīng)不見(jiàn)演員在說(shuō)什么。我回過(guò)頭去怒視著那一男一女，他們卻毫不理會(huì)。最后，我忍不住了，又一次回過(guò)頭去，生氣地說(shuō)：“我一個(gè)字也聽(tīng)不見(jiàn)了！”“不關(guān)你的事，”那男的毫不客氣地說(shuō)，“這是私人間的談話！”Lesson2Breakfastorlunch?早餐還是午餐？

ItwasSunday.InevergetupearlyonSundays.Isometimesstayinbeduntillunchtime.LastSundayIgotupverylate.Ilookedoutofthewindow.Itwasdarkoutside.'Whataday!'Ithought.'It'srainingagain.'Justthen,thetelephonerang.ItwasmyauntLucy.'I'vejustarrivedbytrain,'shesaid.'I'mcomingtoseeyou.''ButI'mstillhavingbreakfast,'Isaid.'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.‘I’mhavingbreakfast,'Irepeated.'Dearme,'shesaid.'Doyoualwaysgetupsolate?It'soneo'clock!''

那是個(gè)星期天，而在星期天我是從來(lái)不早起的，有時(shí)我要一直躺到吃午飯的時(shí)候。上個(gè)星期天，我起得很晚。我望望窗外，外面一片昏暗?！肮硖鞖猓　蔽蚁耄坝窒掠炅?。”正在這時(shí)，電話鈴響了。是我姑母露西打來(lái)的?！拔覄傁禄疖?，”她說(shuō)，“我這就來(lái)看你?！薄暗疫€在吃早飯，”我說(shuō)。“你在干什么？”她問(wèn)道?！拔艺诔栽顼?，”我又說(shuō)了一遍?！疤彀?，”她說(shuō)，“你總是起得這么晚嗎？現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)1點(diǎn)鐘了！”Lesson3Pleasesendmeacard請(qǐng)給我寄一張明信片Postcardsalwaysspoilmyholidays.Lastsummer,IwenttoItaly.Ivisitedmuseumsandsatinpublicgardens.Afriendlywaitertaughtmeafewwordsof

Italian.'Thenhelentmeabook.Ireadafewlines,butIdidnotunderstandaword.EverydayIthoughtaboutpostcards.Myholidayspassedquickly,butIdidnotsendanycardstomyfriends.OnthelastdayImadeabigdecision.Igotupearlyandboughtthirty-sevencards.Ispentthewholedayinmyroom,butIdidnotwriteasinglecard!

明信片總攪得我假日不得安寧。去年夏天，我去了意大利。我參觀了博物館，還去了公園。一位好客的服務(wù)員教了我?guī)拙湟獯罄Z(yǔ)，之后還借給我一本書。我讀了幾行，但一個(gè)字也不懂。我每天都想著明信片的事。假期過(guò)得真快，可我還沒(méi)有給我的朋友們寄過(guò)一張明信片。到了最后一天，我作出了一項(xiàng)重大決定。我早早起了床，買來(lái)了37張明信片。我在房間里關(guān)了整整一天。然而竟連一張明信片也沒(méi)寫成！Lesson4Anexcitingtrip激動(dòng)人心的旅行Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.HeisinAustralia.Hehasbeenthereforsixmonths.Timisanengineer.HeisworkingforabigfirmandhehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesinAustralia.HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAliceSprings,asmalltowninthecentreofAustralia.HewillsoonvisitDarwin.Fromthere,hewillflytoPerth.Mybrotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfindingthistripveryexciting.

我剛剛收到弟弟蒂姆的來(lái)信，他正在澳大利亞。他在那兒已經(jīng)住了6個(gè)月了。蒂姆是個(gè)工程師，正在一家大公司工作，并且已經(jīng)去過(guò)澳大利亞的不少地方了。他剛買了一輛澳大利亞小汽車，現(xiàn)在去了澳大利亞中部的小鎮(zhèn)艾利斯斯普林斯。他不久還將到達(dá)達(dá)爾文去，從那里，他再飛往珀斯。我弟弟以前從未出過(guò)國(guó)，因此，他覺(jué)得這次旅行非常激動(dòng)人心。Lesson5Nowrongnumbers無(wú)錯(cuò)號(hào)之虞Mr.JamesScotthasagarageinSilburyandnowhehasjustboughtanothergarageinPinhurst.PinhurstisonlyfivemilesfromSilbury,butMr.Scottcannotgetatelephoneforhisnewgarage,sohehasjustboughttwelvepigeons.Yesterday,apigeoncarriedthefirstmessagefromPinhursttoSilbury.Thebirdcoveredthedistanceinthreeminutes.Uptonow,Mr.Scotthassentagreatmanyrequestsforsparepartsandotherurgentmessagesfromonegaragetotheother.Inthisway,hehasbegunhisownprivatetelephoneservice.詹姆斯.斯科特先生在錫爾伯里有一個(gè)汽車修理部，現(xiàn)在他剛在平赫斯特買了另一個(gè)汽車修理部。平赫特離錫爾伯里只有5英里，但詹姆斯.斯科特先生未能為他新的汽車修理部搞到一部電話機(jī)，所以他買了只鴿子。昨天，一只鴿子把第一封信從平赫特帶到錫爾伯里。這只鳥(niǎo)只用了3分鐘就飛完了全程。到目前為止，斯科特先生從一個(gè)汽車修理部向另一個(gè)發(fā)送了大量索取備件的信件和其他緊急函件。就這樣，他開(kāi)始自己的私人“電話”業(yè)務(wù)。Lesson6PercyButtons珀西·巴頓斯IhavejustmovedtoahouseinBridgeStreet.Yesterdayabeggarknockedatmydoor.Heaskedmeforamealandaglassofbeer.Inreturnforthis,thebeggarstoodonhisheadandsangsongs.Igavehimameal.Heatethefoodanddrankthebeer.Thenheputapieceofcheeseinhispocketandwentaway.Lateraneighbortoldmeabouthim.Everybodyknowshim.HisnameisPercyButtons.Hecallsateveryhouseinthestreetonceamonthandalwaysasksforamealandaglassofbeer.

我剛剛搬進(jìn)了大橋街的一所房子。昨天一個(gè)乞丐來(lái)敲我的門，問(wèn)我要一頓飯和一杯啤酒。作為回報(bào)，那乞丐頭頂?shù)氐沽⑵饋?lái)，嘴里還唱著歌。我給了他一頓飯。他把食物吃完，又喝了酒。然后把一塊乳酪裝進(jìn)衣袋里走了。后來(lái)，一位鄰居告訴了我他的情況。大家都認(rèn)識(shí)他，他叫珀西.巴頓斯。他每月對(duì)這條街上的每戶人家光顧一次，總是請(qǐng)求給他一頓飯和一杯啤酒。Lesson7Toolate為時(shí)太晚Theplanewaslateanddetectiveswerewaitingattheairportallmorning.TheywereexpectingavaluableparcelofdiamondfromSouthAfrica.Afewhoursearlier,someonehadtoldthepolicethatthieveswouldtrytostealthediamonds.Whentheplanearrived,someofthedetectiveswerewaitinginsidethemainbuildingwhileotherswerewaitingontheairfield.TwomentooktheparcelofftheplaneandcarrieditintotheCustomsHouse.Whiletwodetectiveswerekeepingguardatthedoor,twoothersopened

theparcel.Totheirsurprise,thepreciousparcelwasfullofstonesandsand!

飛機(jī)誤點(diǎn)了，偵探們?cè)跈C(jī)場(chǎng)等了整整一上午。他們正期待從南非來(lái)的一個(gè)裝著鉆石的貴重包裹。數(shù)小時(shí)以前，有人向警方報(bào)告，說(shuō)有人企圖偷走這些鉆石。當(dāng)飛機(jī)到達(dá)時(shí)，一些偵探等候在主樓內(nèi)，另一些偵探則守候在停機(jī)坪上。有兩個(gè)人把包裹拿下飛機(jī)，進(jìn)了海關(guān)。這時(shí)兩個(gè)偵探把住門口，另外兩個(gè)偵探打開(kāi)了包裹。令他們吃驚的是，那珍貴的包裹里面裝的全是石頭和沙子！Lesson8Thebestandtheworst最好的和最差的JoeSandershasthemostbeautifulgardeninourtown.Nearlyeverybodyentersfor'TheNicestGardenCompetition'eachyear,butJoewinseverytime.BillFrith'sgardenislargerthanJoe's.BillworksharderthanJoeandgrowsmoreflowersandvegetables,butJoe'sgardenismoreinteresting.Hehasmadeneatpathsandhasbuiltawoodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butIdonotlikehardwork.EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andIalwayswinalittleprizefortheworstgardeninthetown!

喬.桑德斯擁有我們鎮(zhèn)上最漂亮的花園。幾乎每個(gè)人都參加每年舉辦的“最佳花園競(jìng)賽”，而每次都是喬獲勝。比爾.弗里斯的花園比喬的花園大，他比喬也更為勤奮，種植的花卉和蔬菜也更多，但喬的花園更富有情趣。他修筑了一條條整潔的小路，并在一個(gè)池塘上架了一座小木橋。我也喜歡花園，但我卻不愿意辛勤勞動(dòng)。每年的花園競(jìng)賽我也參加，但總因是鎮(zhèn)上最劣的花園而獲得一個(gè)小獎(jiǎng)！Lesson9Acoldwelcome冷遇OnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.ItwasthelastdayoftheyearandalargecrowdofpeoplehadgatheredundertheTownHallclock.Itwouldstriketwelveintwentyminutes'time.Fifteenminutespassedandthen,atfivetotwelve,theclockstopped.Thebigminutehanddidnotmove.Wewaitedandwaited,butnothinghappened.Suddenlysomeoneshouted,'It'stwominutespasttwelve!Theclockhasstopped!'Ilookedatmywatch.Itwastrue.ThebigclockrefusedtowelcometheNewYear.Atthatmomenteverybodybegantolaughandsing.

星期三的晚上，我們?nèi)チ耸姓d。那是一年的最后一天，一大群人聚集在市政廳的大鐘下面。再過(guò)20分鐘，大鐘將敲響12下。15分鐘過(guò)去了，而就在11點(diǎn)55分時(shí)，大鐘停了。那根巨大的分針不動(dòng)了。我們等啊等啊，可情況沒(méi)有變化。突然有人喊道：“已經(jīng)12點(diǎn)零2分了！那鐘已經(jīng)停了！”我看了一下我的手表，果真如此。那座大鐘不愿意迎接新年。此時(shí)，大家已經(jīng)笑了起來(lái)，同時(shí)唱起了歌。Lesson10Notforjazz不適于演奏爵士樂(lè)Wehaveanoldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalledaclavichord(翼琴).ItwasmadeinGermanyin1681.Ourclavichordiskeptintheliving-room.Ithasbelongedtoourfamilyforalongtime.Theinstrumentwasboughtbymygrandfathermanyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplayjazzonit!Shestruckthekeystoohardandtwoofthestringswerebroken.Myfatherwasshocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeingrepairedbyafriendofmyfather's.

我家有件古樂(lè)器，被稱作古鋼琴，是1681年德國(guó)造的。我們的這架古鋼琴存放在起居室里。我們家有這件樂(lè)器已經(jīng)很久了，是我祖父在很多年以前買的?？伤罱灰粋€(gè)客人弄壞了，因?yàn)樗盟鼇?lái)彈奏爵士樂(lè)。她在擊琴鍵時(shí)用力過(guò)猛，損壞了兩根琴弦。我父親大為吃驚，不許我們?cè)賱?dòng)它。父親的一個(gè)朋友正在修理這件樂(lè)器。Lesson11Onegoodturndeservesanother禮尚往來(lái)IwashavingdinneratarestaurantwhenHarrySteelecamein.Harryworkedinalawyer'sofficeyearsago,butheisnowworkingatabank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthealwaysborrowsmoneyfromhisfriendsandneverpaysitback.Harrysawmeandcameandsatatthesametable.Hehasneverborrowedmoneyfromme.Whilehewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendmetwentypounds.Tomysurprise,hegavemethemoneyimmediately.'Ihaveneverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,'Harrysaid,'sonowyoucanpayformydinner!'

我正在一家飯館吃飯，托尼.斯蒂爾走了進(jìn)來(lái)。托尼曾在一家律師事務(wù)所工作，而現(xiàn)在正在一家銀行上班。他的薪水很高，但他卻總是向朋友借錢，并且從來(lái)不還。托尼看見(jiàn)了我，就走過(guò)來(lái)和我坐到一張桌子前。他從未向我借過(guò)錢。當(dāng)他吃飯時(shí)，我提出向他借20英鎊。令我驚奇的是，他立刻把錢給了我?！拔疫€從未向你借過(guò)錢，”托尼說(shuō)道，“所以現(xiàn)在你可以替我付飯錢了！”Lesson12Goodbyeandgoodluck再見(jiàn)，一路順風(fēng)Ourneighbor,CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfromPortsmouthtomorrow.Weshallmeethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.Hewillbeinhissmallboat;Topsail.Tapsailisafamouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlanticmanytimes.CaptainAlisonwillsetoutateighto'clocksoweshallhaveplentyoftime.Weshallseehisboatandthenweshallsaygood-byetohim.Hewillbeawayfortwomonths.Weareveryproudofhim.HewilltakepartinanimportantraceacrosstheAtlantic.

我們的鄰居查爾斯.艾利森船長(zhǎng)明天就要從樸次茅斯啟航了。明天一大早我們將在碼頭為他送行。他將乘坐他的“濤波賽”號(hào)小艇?！皾ㄙ悺碧?hào)是艘有名的小艇，它已經(jīng)多次橫渡大西洋。艾利森船長(zhǎng)將于8點(diǎn)鐘啟航，因此我們有充裕的時(shí)間。我們將參觀他的船，然后和他告別。他要離開(kāi)兩個(gè)月，我們真為他感到自豪，他將參加一次重大的橫渡大西洋的比賽。Lesson13TheGreenwoodBoys綠林少年TheGreenwoodBoysareagroupofpopularsingers.Atpresent,theyarevisitingallpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearrivingheretomorrow.Theywillbecomingbytrainandmostoftheyoungpeopleinthetownwillbemeetingthematthestation.TomorroweveningtheywillbesingingattheWorkers'Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbestayingforfivedays.Duringthistime,theywillgivefiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhaveadifficulttime.Theywillbetryingtokeeporder.Itisalwaysthesameontheseoccasions.

“綠林少年”是一個(gè)流行歌曲演唱團(tuán)。目前他們正在全國(guó)各地巡回演出，明天就要到達(dá)此地。他們將乘火車來(lái)，鎮(zhèn)上的大部分青年人將到車站迎接他們。明晚他們將在工人俱樂(lè)部演出?！熬G林少年”準(zhǔn)備在此逗留5天。在此期間，他們將演出5場(chǎng)。同往常一樣，警察的日子將不好過(guò)，他們將設(shè)法維持秩序。每逢這種場(chǎng)合，情況都是這樣。Lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.

AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,'DoyouspeakEnglish?'AsIsoonlearnt,hewasEnglishhimself!

去年我有過(guò)一次有趣的經(jīng)歷。在離開(kāi)法國(guó)南部的一個(gè)小村莊后，我繼續(xù)駛往下一個(gè)城鎮(zhèn)。途中，一個(gè)青年人向我招手。我把車停下，他向我提出要求搭車。他一上車，我就用法語(yǔ)向他問(wèn)早上好，他也同樣用法語(yǔ)回答我。除了個(gè)別幾個(gè)單詞外，我根本不會(huì)法語(yǔ)。旅途中我們誰(shuí)也沒(méi)講話。就要到達(dá)那個(gè)鎮(zhèn)時(shí)，那青年突然開(kāi)了口，慢慢地說(shuō)道：“你會(huì)講英語(yǔ)嗎？”我很快了解到，他自己就是個(gè)英國(guó)人！Lesson15Goodnews佳音ThesecretarytoldmethatMr.Harmsworthwouldseeme.Ifeltverynervouswhen.Iwentintohisoffice.HedidnotlookupfromhisdeskwhenIentered.AfterIhadsatdown,hesaidthatbusinesswasverybad.Hetoldmethatthefirmcouldnotaffordtopaysuchlargesalaries.Twentypeoplehadalreadyleft.Iknewthatmyturnhadcome.'Mr.Harmsworth,'Isaidinaweakvoice.'Don'tinterrupt,'hesaid.ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextrathousandpoundsayear!秘書告訴我說(shuō)哈姆斯沃斯先生要見(jiàn)我。我走進(jìn)他的辦公室，感到非常緊張。我進(jìn)去的時(shí)候，他連頭也沒(méi)抬。待我坐下后，他說(shuō)生意非常不景氣。他還告訴我，公司支付不起這么龐大的工資開(kāi)支，有20個(gè)人已經(jīng)離去。我知道這次該輪到我了?！肮匪刮炙瓜壬?，”我無(wú)力地說(shuō)?！安灰驍辔业脑挘彼f(shuō)。然后他微笑了一下告訴我說(shuō)，我每年將得到1,000英鎊的額外收入。

Lesson16Apoliterequest彬彬有禮的要求Ifyouparkyourcarinthewrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougowithoutaticket.However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.Trafficpolicearesometimesverypolite.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:'Sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.Thisisa"NoParking"area.Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.Thisnoteisonlyareminder.'Ifyoureceivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!

一旦你把汽車停錯(cuò)了地方，交通警很快就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)。如果他沒(méi)給你罰單就放你走了，算你走運(yùn)。然而，情況并不都是這樣，交通警有時(shí)也很客氣。有一次在瑞典度假，我發(fā)現(xiàn)我的車上有這樣一個(gè)字條：“先生，歡迎您光臨我們的城市。此處是‘禁止停車’區(qū)。如果您對(duì)我們街上的標(biāo)牌稍加注意，您在此會(huì)過(guò)得很愉快的。謹(jǐn)此提請(qǐng)注意?！比绻闶盏竭@樣的懇求，你是不會(huì)不遵照?qǐng)?zhí)行的！Lesson17Alwaysyoung青年常駐MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeveraskedherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,'Mydear,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!'

我的姑姑詹妮弗是位演員，她至少也有35歲了。盡管如此，她卻常在舞臺(tái)上扮演小姑娘。詹妮弗很快又要參加一個(gè)新劇的演出。這一次，她將扮演一個(gè)17歲的少女。演出時(shí)她必須穿一條鮮紅色的裙子和黑色的長(zhǎng)筒襪。去年在演另一個(gè)劇時(shí)，她不得不穿短襪和一件鮮艷的橘紅色的衣服。一旦有人問(wèn)起她有多大年紀(jì)，她總是回答：“親愛(ài)的，長(zhǎng)成大人真可怕啊！”Lesson18Heoftendoesthis!他經(jīng)常干這種事！AfterIhadhadlunchatavillageinn,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoorandnowitwasn'tthere!AsIwaslookingforit,theinn-keepercamein.'Didyouhaveagoodmeal?'heasked.'Yes,thankyou,'Ianswered,'butIcan'tpaythebill.Ihaven'tgotmybag.'Theinn-keepersmiledandimmediatelywentout.Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome.'I'mverysorry,'hesaid'Mydoghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis.'

我在一家鄉(xiāng)村小酒店吃過(guò)午飯后，就找我的提包。我曾把它放在門邊的椅子上，可這會(huì)兒不見(jiàn)了！當(dāng)我正在尋找時(shí)，酒店老板走了進(jìn)來(lái)?！澳缘煤脝幔俊彼麊?wèn)?！昂芎?，謝謝。”我回答，“但我付不了帳，我的提包沒(méi)有了?！本频昀习逍α诵?，馬上走了出去。一會(huì)兒工夫他拿著我的提包回來(lái)了，把它還給了我?！皩?shí)在抱歉，”他說(shuō)，“我的狗把它弄到花園里去了，他常干這種事！”Lesson19Soldout票已售完'Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,'Isaid.

'Itmayhavebegunalready,'Susananswered.'Ihurriedtotheticket-office.'MayIhavetwoticketsplease?'Iasked.'I'msorry,we'vesoldout,'thegirlsaid.'Whatapity!'Susanexclaimed.Justthen,amanhurriedtotheticket-office.'CanIreturnthesetwotickets?'heasked.'Certainly,'thegirlsaid.'CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?'Iasked.'Certainly,'thegirlsaid,'buttheyarefornextWednesday'sperformance.'Imightaswellhavethem,'Isaidsadly.

“劇馬上就要開(kāi)演了，”我說(shuō)?！耙苍S已經(jīng)開(kāi)演了呢，”蘇珊回答說(shuō)。我匆匆趕到售票處，問(wèn)：“我可以買兩張票嗎？”“對(duì)不起，票已售完?！蹦俏还媚镎f(shuō)。“真可惜！”蘇珊大聲說(shuō)。正在這時(shí)，一個(gè)男子匆匆奔向售票處?！拔铱梢酝说暨@兩張票嗎？”他問(wèn)?！爱?dāng)然可以，”那姑娘說(shuō)。我馬上又回到售票處?！拔铱梢再I那兩張票嗎？”我問(wèn)。“當(dāng)然可以，不過(guò)這兩張票是下星期三的，您是否還要呢？”“我還是買下的好，”我垂頭喪氣地說(shuō)。Lesson20Onemaninaboat獨(dú)坐孤舟Fishingismyfavoritesport.Ioftenfishforhourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.Somefishermenareunlucky.Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatcholdbootsandrubbish.Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything-notevenoldboots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag.'Youmustgiveupfishing!'myfriendssay.'It'sawasteoftime.'Buttheydon'trealizeoneimportantthing.I'mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!

釣魚是我特別喜愛(ài)的一項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)。我經(jīng)常一釣數(shù)小時(shí)卻一無(wú)所獲，但我從不為此煩惱。有些垂釣者就是不走運(yùn)，他們往往魚釣不到，卻釣上來(lái)些舊靴子和垃圾。我的運(yùn)氣甚至還不及他們。我什么東西也未釣到過(guò)--就連舊靴子也沒(méi)有。我總是在河上呆上整整一上午，然后空著袋子回家?！澳憧蓜e再釣魚了！”我的朋友們說(shuō)，“這是浪費(fèi)時(shí)間?！比欢麄儧](méi)有認(rèn)識(shí)到重要的一點(diǎn)，我并不是真的對(duì)釣魚有興趣，我感興趣的只是獨(dú)坐孤舟，無(wú)所事事！Lesson21Madornot?是不是瘋了？Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltduringthewar,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbeknockeddownbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenofferedalargesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbemadandtheyareprobablyright.

飛機(jī)正在逐漸把我逼瘋。我住在一個(gè)機(jī)場(chǎng)附近，過(guò)往飛機(jī)日夜不絕于耳。機(jī)場(chǎng)是許多年前建的，但由于某種原因當(dāng)時(shí)未能啟用。然而去年機(jī)場(chǎng)開(kāi)始使用了。有100多人肯定是被噪音逼得已經(jīng)棄家遠(yuǎn)去，我是少數(shù)留下來(lái)的人中的一個(gè)。有時(shí)我覺(jué)得這房子就要被一架飛過(guò)的飛機(jī)撞倒。他們?cè)蛭姨峁┮淮蠊P錢讓我搬走，但我決定留在這兒。大家都說(shuō)我肯定是瘋了，也許他們說(shuō)的是對(duì)的。Lesson22Aglassenvelope玻璃信封Mydaughter,Jane,neverdreamedofreceivingaletterfromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,buttenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.However,theyhavedecidedtousethepost-office.Letterswillcostalitt1emore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.

我的女兒簡(jiǎn)從未想過(guò)會(huì)接到荷蘭一位同齡姑娘的來(lái)信。去年，當(dāng)我們橫渡英吉利海峽時(shí)，簡(jiǎn)把寫有她姓名和住址的一張紙條裝進(jìn)了一只瓶子，又將瓶子扔進(jìn)了大海。此后她就再?zèng)]去想那只瓶子。但10個(gè)月以后，她收到了荷蘭一位姑娘的來(lái)信。現(xiàn)在這兩位姑娘定期通信了。然而她們還是決定利用郵局。這樣會(huì)稍微多花點(diǎn)錢，但肯定是快得多了。Lesson23Anewhouse新居Ihadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.Ifshecomes,shewillgetasurprise.Wearenow

livinginabeautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.Thehousehasmanylargeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.Itmustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.

昨天我收到了姐姐的一封信，她住在尼日利亞。在信中她說(shuō)她明年將到英國(guó)來(lái)。如果她來(lái)了，她會(huì)感到非常驚奇了。我們現(xiàn)在住在鄉(xiāng)間的一棟漂亮的新住宅里。這棟房子在我姐姐離開(kāi)之前就已動(dòng)工了，是在5個(gè)月以前竣工的。我在信中告訴她，她可以和我們住在一起。這棟房子里有許多房間，還有一個(gè)漂亮的花園。它是一棟非常現(xiàn)代化的住宅，因此在有些人看來(lái)很古怪。它肯定是這個(gè)地區(qū)唯一的一棟現(xiàn)代化住宅。Lesson24Itcouldbeworse不幸中之萬(wàn)幸Ienteredthehotelmanager'sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjustlost$50andIfeltveryupset.'Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,'Isaid,'andit'snottherenow.'Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing.'Everyone'slosingmoneythesedays,'hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained$5o.'Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman'sroom'shesaid.'Well,'Isaidtothemanager,'thereisstillsomehonestyinthisworld!’

我走進(jìn)飯店經(jīng)理的辦公室，坐了下來(lái)。我剛剛丟了50英鎊，感到非常煩惱。“我把錢放在房間里，”我說(shuō)，“可現(xiàn)在沒(méi)有了?！苯?jīng)理深表同情，但卻無(wú)能為力?！艾F(xiàn)在大家都在丟錢，”他說(shuō)。他開(kāi)始抱怨起這個(gè)邪惡的世道來(lái)，卻被一陣敲門聲打斷了。一個(gè)姑娘走了進(jìn)來(lái)，把一個(gè)信封放在了他桌上。它里面裝著50英鎊?！斑@是我在這位先生的房門外撿到的，”她說(shuō)?！笆前。蔽覍?duì)那位經(jīng)理說(shuō)，“這世界上還是有誠(chéng)實(shí)可言的！”Lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?英國(guó)人講的是英語(yǔ)嗎？IarrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwasbig,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme;Irepeatedmyquestionseveraltimesandatlastheunderstood.Heansweredme,buthespokeneitherslowlynorclearly.'Iamaforeigner,'Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit.'You'llsoonlearnEnglish!'hesaid.Iwonder.InEngland,eachmanspeaksadifferentlanguage.TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon'tunderstandthem!DotheyspeakEnglish?

我終于到了倫敦。火車站很大，又黑又暗。我不知道去飯店的路該怎么走，于是向一個(gè)搬運(yùn)工打聽(tīng)。我的英語(yǔ)講得不但非常認(rèn)真，而且咬字也非常清楚。然而搬運(yùn)工卻不明白我的話。我把問(wèn)話重復(fù)了很多遍。他終于聽(tīng)懂了。他回答了，但他講得既不慢也不清楚。“我是個(gè)外國(guó)人，”我說(shuō)。于是他說(shuō)得慢了，可我還是聽(tīng)不懂。我的老師從來(lái)不那樣講英語(yǔ)！我和搬運(yùn)工相視一笑。接著，他說(shuō)了點(diǎn)什么，這回我聽(tīng)懂了。“您會(huì)很快學(xué)會(huì)英語(yǔ)的！”他說(shuō)。我感到奇怪。在英國(guó)，人們各自說(shuō)著一種不同的語(yǔ)言。英國(guó)人之間相互聽(tīng)得懂，可我卻不懂他們的話！他們說(shuō)的是英語(yǔ)嗎？lesson26Thebestartcritics最佳美術(shù)評(píng)論家IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.Theyalwaystellyouwhatapictureis'about'.Ofcourse,manypicturesarcnot'about'anything.Theyarejustprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpicturesbetterthananyoneelse.Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday.'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.'I'mhangingthispictureonthewall,'Ianswered.'It'sanewone.Doyoulikeit?'Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment.'It'sallright,'shesaid,'butisn'titupside-down?'Ilookedatitagain.Shewasright!Itwas!

我是個(gè)學(xué)藝術(shù)的學(xué)生，畫了很多畫。有很多人裝成很懂現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)的樣子，總是告訴你一幅畫的“意思”是什么。當(dāng)然，有很多畫是什么“意思”也沒(méi)有的。它們就是些好看的圖案，我們喜愛(ài)它們就像我們喜歡漂亮的窗簾布一樣。我覺(jué)得小孩子們往往比任何人都更能欣賞現(xiàn)代繪畫，他們觀察到的東西更多。我的妹妹只有7歲，但她總能說(shuō)出我的畫是好還是壞。昨天她到我房里來(lái)了。Lesson27Awetnight雨夜Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedamealoveranopenfire.Theywereallhungryandthefoodsmeltgood.Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttiredsotheypetoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleeping-bagswerewarmandcomfortable,sotheyallsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullofwater!Theyallleaptoutoftheirsleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthatastreamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditswayacrossthefieldandthenflowedrightundertheirtent!

傍晚時(shí)分，孩子們?cè)谔镆爸醒氪钇鹆藥づ瘛＿@件事剛剛做完，他們就在篝火上燒起了飯。他們?nèi)拣I了，飯菜散發(fā)出陣陣香味。他們美美地吃了一頓飯后，就圍在營(yíng)火旁講起了故事，唱起了歌。但過(guò)了一陣子。天下起雨來(lái)，于是他們撲滅了篝火，鉆進(jìn)了帳篷。睡袋既暖和又舒服，所以，他們都睡得很香。午夜前后，有兩個(gè)孩子醒了，大聲叫了起來(lái)。原來(lái)帳篷里到處都是水！他們?nèi)继鏊?，跑到外面。雨下得很大，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)地上已經(jīng)形成了一條小溪。那小溪彎彎曲曲穿過(guò)田野，然后正好從他們的帳篷底下流過(guò)去。Lesson28Noparking禁止停車JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.Hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithmotorists.whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup'NoParking'signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.Jasperhopesthatshewillturnmotoriststostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!

賈斯珀.懷特是少有的相信古代神話的人之一。他剛在城里買下一所新房子，但自從搬進(jìn)去后，就和汽車及車主們發(fā)生了磨擦。當(dāng)他夜里回到家時(shí)，總是發(fā)現(xiàn)有人把車停在他家大門外。為此，他甚至一次也沒(méi)能把自己的車開(kāi)進(jìn)車庫(kù)。賈斯珀曾把幾塊“禁止停車”的牌子掛在大門外邊，但沒(méi)有任何效果?，F(xiàn)在他把一個(gè)丑陋的石雕頭像放在了大門上邊，這是我見(jiàn)過(guò)的最丑陋的頭像之一。我問(wèn)他那是什么？他告訴我那是蛇發(fā)女怪美杜莎。賈斯珀希望她把汽車和車主們都變成石頭。但到目前為止還沒(méi)有一個(gè)變成石頭呢！Lesson29Taxi!出租汽車！CaptainBenFawcetthasboughtanunusualtaxiandhasbegunanewservice.The'taxi'isasmallSwissaeroplanecalleda'PilatusPorter'.Thiswonderfulplanecancarrysevenpassengers.Themostsurprisingthingaboutit,however,isthatitcanlandanywhere:onsnow,water,orevenonaploughedfield.CaptainFawcett'sfirstpassengerwasadoctorwhoflewfromBirminghamtoalonelyvillageintheWelshmountains.Sincethen,CaptainFawcetthasflownpassengerstomanyunusualplaces.Oncehelandedontheroofofablockofflatsandonanotheroccasion,helandedinadesertedcarpark.CaptainFawcetthasjustrefusedastrangerequestfromabusinessman.ThemanwantedtoflytoRockall,alonelyislandintheAtlanticOcean,butCaptainFawcettdidnottakehimbecausethetripwastoodangerous.

本.弗西特機(jī)長(zhǎng)買了一輛不同尋常的出租汽車，并開(kāi)始了一項(xiàng)新的業(yè)務(wù)。這輛“出租汽車”是一架小型瑞士飛機(jī)，叫“皮勒特斯.波特“號(hào)。這架奇妙的飛機(jī)可以載7名乘客。然而，最令人驚奇的是它能夠在任何地方降落：雪地上，水面上，甚至剛耕過(guò)的田里。弗西特機(jī)長(zhǎng)的第一名乘客是位醫(yī)生，他從伯明翰飛往威爾士山區(qū)一個(gè)偏僻的村莊。從那時(shí)開(kāi)始，弗西特機(jī)長(zhǎng)已經(jīng)載送乘客到過(guò)許多不尋常的地方。一次，他把飛機(jī)降落在了一棟公寓樓的屋頂上；還有一次，降落在了一個(gè)廢棄的停車場(chǎng)上。弗西特機(jī)長(zhǎng)剛剛拒絕了一位商人的奇怪要求。這個(gè)人想要飛往大西洋上的一個(gè)孤島--羅卡爾島，弗西特機(jī)長(zhǎng)之所以不送他去，是因?yàn)槟嵌物w行太危險(xiǎn)了。Lesson30

Footballorpolo?足球還是水球？TheWayleisasmallriverthatcutsacrosstheparknearmyhome.IlikesittingbytheWayleonfineafternoons.ItwaswarmlastSunday,soIwentandsatontheriverbankasusual.Somechildrenwereplayinggamesonthebankandthereweresomepeoplerowingontheriver.Suddenly,oneofthechildrenkickedaballveryhardanditwenttowardsapassingboat.Somepeopleonthebankcalledouttothemanintheboat,buthedidnothearthem.Theballstruckhimsohardthathenearlyfellintothewater.Iturnedtolookatthechildren,butthereweren'tanyinsight:theyhadallrunaway!Themanlaughedwhenherealizedwhathadhappened.Hecalledouttothechildrenandthrewtheballbacktothebank.

威爾河是橫穿過(guò)我家附近公園的一條小河。我喜歡在天氣晴朗的下午到河邊坐坐。上星期日天氣很暖和。于是我和往常一樣，又去河邊坐著。河岸上有些孩子正在玩耍，河面上有些人正在劃船。突然，一個(gè)孩子狠狠地踢了一腳球，球便向著一只劃過(guò)來(lái)的小船飛去。岸上的一些人對(duì)著小船上的人高喊，但他沒(méi)有聽(tīng)見(jiàn)。球重重地打在他身上，使他差點(diǎn)兒落入水中。我轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)頭去看那些孩子，但一個(gè)也不見(jiàn)，全都跑了！當(dāng)那個(gè)人明白了發(fā)生的事情時(shí)，笑了起來(lái)。他大聲叫著那些孩子，把球扔回到岸上。Lesson31Successstory成功者的故事YesterdayafternoonFrankHawkinswastellingmeabouthisexperiencesasayoungman.Frankisnowtheheadofaverylargebusinesscompany,butasaboyheusedtoworkinasmallshop.Itwashisjobtorepairbicyclesandatthattimeheusedtoworkfourteenhoursaday.Hesavedmoneyforyearsandin1938heboughtasmallwork-shopofhisown.DuringthewarFrankusedtomakesparepartsforaeroplanes.Atthattimehehadtwohelpers.Bytheendofthewar,thesmallwork-shophadbecomealargefactorywhichemployedsevenhundredandtwenty-eightpeople.Franksmiledwhenherememberedhishardearlyyearsandthelongroadtosuccess.Hewasstillsmilingwhenthedooropenedandhiswifecamein.Shewantedhimtorepairtheirson'sbicycle!

昨天下午弗蘭克.霍金斯向我講述了他年輕時(shí)的經(jīng)歷。在退休前，弗蘭克是一家非常大的商業(yè)公司的經(jīng)理，但他小時(shí)候卻在一家小鋪里做工。他那時(shí)的工作是修理自行車，并且通常是一天工作14個(gè)小時(shí)。他靠多年積蓄，于1958年買下了自己的一個(gè)小鋪?zhàn)印?0多歲的時(shí)候，弗蘭克曾生產(chǎn)飛機(jī)零配件。那時(shí)他有兩個(gè)幫手。幾年之后，小鋪?zhàn)右呀?jīng)發(fā)展成了一個(gè)雇有728人的大工廠。弗蘭克回想著他早年的艱難經(jīng)歷和走過(guò)的漫長(zhǎng)的成功之路，微笑了。他正笑著的時(shí)候門開(kāi)了，他的妻子走了進(jìn)來(lái)。她叫他去修理孫子的自行車。Lesson32Shoppingmadeeasy購(gòu)物變得很方便Peoplearenotsohonestastheyoncewere.Thetemptationtostealisgreaterthaneverbefore--especiallyinlargeshops.Adetectiverecentlywatchedawell-dressedwomanwhoalwayswentintoalargestoreonMondaymornings.OneMonday,therewerefewerpeopleintheshopthanusualwhenthewomancamein,soitwaseasierforthedetectivetowatchher.Thewomanfirstboughtafewsmallarticles.Afteralittletime,shechoseoneofthemostexpensivedressesintheshopandhandedittoanassistantwhowrappeditupforherasquicklyaspossible.Thenthewomansimplytooktheparcelandwalkedoutoftheshopwithoutpaying.Whenshewasarrested,thedetectivefoundoutthattheshop-assistantwasherdaughter.Thegirl'gave'hermotherafreedressonceaweek!

人們不再像以前那樣誠(chéng)實(shí)了。偷竊的誘惑力比以往任何時(shí)候都更強(qiáng)烈--特別是在大的商店里。一名偵探最近注意上了一位穿著講究的婦女，她總是在星期一上午進(jìn)入一家大商場(chǎng)。有一個(gè)星期一，當(dāng)這位婦女走進(jìn)這家商場(chǎng)時(shí)，里面的人比往常少，因此，偵探比較容易監(jiān)視她。這位婦女先是買了幾樣小商品。過(guò)了一會(huì)兒，她又選了商場(chǎng)里最昂貴的一件衣服，把它遞給了售貨員。那售貨員以最快的速度為她包好了衣服。然后，那婦女拿過(guò)包就走出了商場(chǎng)，根本沒(méi)有付錢。她被逮捕后。偵探發(fā)現(xiàn)原來(lái)那售貨員是她的女兒。那姑娘每星期“送”她母親一件免費(fèi)的衣服！lesson33Outofthedarkness沖出黑暗Nearlyaweekpassedbeforethegirlwasabletoexplainwhathadhappenedtoher.Oneafternoonshesetoutfromthecoastinasmallboatandwascaughtinastorm.Towardsevening,theboatstruckarockandthegirljumpedintothesea.Thensheswamtotheshoreafterspendingthewholenightinthewater.Duringthattimeshecoveredadistanceofeightmiles.Earlynextmorning,shesawalightahead.Sheknewshewasneartheshorebecausethelightwashighuponthecliffs.Onarrivingattheshore,thegirlstruggleduptheclifftowardsthelightshehadseen.Thatwasallsheremembered.Whenshewokeupadaylater,shefoundherselfinhospital.

幾乎過(guò)了一個(gè)星期，那姑娘才能講述自己的遭遇。一天下午，她乘小船從海岸出發(fā)，遇上了風(fēng)暴。天將黑時(shí)，小船撞在了一塊礁石上，姑娘跳進(jìn)了海里。她在海里游了整整一夜才游到岸邊。在那段時(shí)間里，她游了8英里。第二天凌晨，她看到前方有燈光，知道自己已經(jīng)接近岸邊了，因?yàn)槟菬艄馐窃诟吒叩那捅谏稀５竭_(dá)岸邊后，姑娘朝著她看到的燈光方向掙扎著往峭壁上爬去。她所記得的就是這些。第二天她醒來(lái)時(shí)，發(fā)現(xiàn)自己躺在醫(yī)院里。Lesson34Quickwork破案“神速”TedRobinsonhasbeenworriedalltheweek.LastTuesdayhereceivedaletter

fromthelocalpolice.Intheletterhe